"The school has a compulsory dungeon raid for every team three times a year. We just decided to come down here for ours. Most of our family stay down here, so it will be good to see them." Mason shrugged
Nova carried some onions from her plate and reached over to put it in mine and I blinked in surprise, "Nova," I said and she turned to look at me, "What are you doing?"
"I don't like onions, and you're the closest plate."
"How can an adult not eat their vegetables?" I growled as I grabbed her hand when she wanted to drop more onions in my plater. The children at the table were shocked to see our interaction, and Verdant whispered 'Nova?' quietly when she noticed how I addressed Nova. They never call Nova by her actual name, so they were surprised when I did, "Get your freaking hand away. I'm not some pity project that will join your band of merry children just because you gave me some food."
